Comments on: Thailand Concerned About North Korean Retaliation?

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:25:41 +0000

Thailand will do what China tells it to do, which is being nice to the North Koreans.

By: Hamilton

Hamilton — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:40:44 +0000

Spare parts Gentlemen, Spare parts. For all the reasons you mentioned, quite a few countries could use fresh parts, and quite a few former Soviet Block countries have them flying.

By: Hamilton

Hamilton — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:38:09 +0000

I agree, sell the plane. If for no other reason than this will bite into nK future profits from skittish transporters. along those lines you can probably find a legitimate buyer for most of the hardware. Finally, I can't imagine it costs that much to hold someone in a Thai prison.

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As for the north Korean threat, Thailand will most likely at the end of a 100 deep list of nations KJI wants to strike or threaten. Thailand isn't very wealthy, it doesn't pay well to try and squeeze assistance out of them.

By: 7Ø7

7Ø7 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:23:58 +0000

Besides, I'm not even sure there would be many prospective buyers to utilize valuable time and energy on. Ilyushins (at least the Soviet-era ones) aren't exactly rare or sought after. Plus, the Russians don't have a very good track record on customer support.

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:15:02 +0000

"If it is so expensive than why not just sell the aircraft to help cover the costs?"

They can't just sell the plane right away. Would the US government sell your pickup truck right away if you were caught poaching deer?